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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22

The Philadelphia Record thinks Senator
'~Morrill's distress over the presence of a large
population of foreign parentage in this coun-
try may be due to the fact that the State
which MI Morrill, represents seldom sees
any foreigners except few French Caradi-
ans, who after brief sojourn are generally
glad to leave its inhospitable soil. 1.-THE in
habitauts Of Vermont" says the Record,
''are of pure native stock, and they look with
mingled dread aud dsdain upon other races
as outside barbarians. For want of viyify-
ing stream Of immigration the population
has become stationary, and in the apportion-
ment under the next census the State win
not be entitled to more than one representa-
tive in Congress. The influx Of few thous-
and sturdy emigrants from Great Britain
and Ireland or Germany would infuse fresh
vigor into the State, and at the same time
mitigate the hostility of its inhabitants to-
ward foreign-born citizens" A glance at
the last census would have shown the Rel
ord that Vermont, like the other New Eng
land States, is not troubled for want Of for
eign blood. In 1880, out of population Of
332, 2S6, Vermont had 1854 people, each Of
whom had either been born abroad or was
of parentage foreign on one or both sides.
OF these l,642 were born abroad, but of pa
rentage American born on both sides. De-
Quoting these, there are left 1892 of foreign
blood, or much more than quarter of the
inhabitants of Vermont in 1880. 1t is true
that the proportion of foreign blood is much
greater in the three more southern States of
Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode
Island, but it is sufficiently large to clear
Senator Morrill, of the charge Of attempting
reckless legislation because he comes from a
State where the ''pure native stock knows
nothing and wants to know nothing of for
eign blood. Besides, it is not the sturdy
emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland
or Germany" against which his bill would
discriminate
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22
Tho PRESS
THURsDAY MORNING. DEC. %.

we do not read anonymous letters and commn-
nications. The name and address Of the writer
are IN all cases indispensable, not necessar ~ for
publication but as guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22
CUMBERLAND NATIONAL BANK.

TIME Annual Meeting of the Stockholders OF
Il the Cumberland National Bank OF Portland,
will be held at tn cir Banking Room. on TUES
DAY, the tenth Of January, 1883, az 10 O'Clock a.
m, for the choice Of Directors and the trqnSac-
lion OF any other business that may legally come
before them. WILLIAM III. SOULE, Cashier.
portiand Dee 10 1887 decIOdtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22

A blizzard is announced in Dakota travel
ling eastward. People who have been fiat
tering themselves that our climate was
changing because of the mild weather of late
viii probably soon have reason to revise
their opinion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22

Nobody is obliged to use tobacco" say
the opponents of repeal of the tobacco tax,
lit is in the nature of luxury, and luxuries
are good things to tax" But the theory on
which luxures are taxed in preference to
necessities is that the people who buy them
are rich and can pay the tax without feeling
it. But this theory does not hold good in the
case of domestic tobacco, such as is taxed I'M
der the internal revenue system This Find of
tobaccois very largely consumed by the poor.
The rich use almost altogether imported
tobacco. So that if we admit that domestic
tobacco can fairly be classed as luxury
and admit that luxuries are the best subjects
of taxation, the conclusion is not sound that
therefore domestic tobacco should be taxed,
because the assumption, generally correct,
that luxuries are consumed chiefly by the
rich is not true in this case.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22

Mr.. Lamar may not feel so easy on the Su.
preme Bench now that the Senate judiciary
committee have POSTPONED the consideration
of his nomination for time. Senators Ed.
munds and Hoar, it is said, are his chief OPP
ponents, their opposition being based upon
Mr.. Lamar's former disloyalty.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22
CHOKING CATARRH.

Have you awakened from a disturbed sleep with
all the horrible sensations of an assassin cutching
your throat and pressing the iie-breath from your
frightened chest? Have you noticed the languor
and debility that succeeds the effort to clear your
throat and head of this catarrhal matter? What
depressing influence 1t exerts upon the mind.
clouding the memory and filing the head with
pains and strange noises How difficult It Is to rid
the nasal passages. throat and lungs OF tins pols-
onous mucus all can testify who are afflicted with
catarrh. How difficult TO protect the system
against its further progress towards the lungs,
liver ana Kidneys all physicians Will admit. 1t is
terrible disease and cries out for relief and cure
The remarkable curative powers, whenlall other
remedies utterly fail OF SANFORD'S RADICAL
CURE are attested by thousands who gratefully
recommend il TO fell0w-sutferers No statement
is made regarding it that cannot be substantiated
by the most respectable and reliable references.
Each packet contains one bottle of the RADICAL
CURE, one box of CATARRHAL SOLVENT, and an
IMPROVED INHALER. with treatise and direc-
tions, and is sold by all druggists for $780,
POTTER DRUG Il CHEMICAL Co., BOSTON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22
EAGLE SUGAR REFINERY.

TElHE stockholders Of the Eagle Sugar Refinery
III are hereby notified that their annual meeting
for choice of Directors, and action upon any other
business that may come before them, will be held
at the Refinery once, Fore St., Portland, Maine,
on TUESDAY, January 10, 1888, at O'Clock D.
m. JOS. Il. THOMPSON, Clerk.
dee2O dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22

The boldest man the country has yet pro-
duced is a Washington correspondent of a
Democratic journal, who writes his paper
that the President has lived up to his civil
service reform professions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22
National Traders Bank.

V1HE shareholders Of the National Traders
IL Bank, Of Portland, are hereby notified that
their annual meeting viii be held at their banking
room on TUESDAY, the tenth day OF January
next, at IL O'Clock a. m, 20 choose i've Directors
for the ensuing year and to act ON any other BUS
mess that may legally come before them.
decndfn EDWARD GOULD. Cashier.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22

The Jacksonians ought to tender Higgins
a banquet on his retirement from office. He
is the noblest Roman of them all.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.

TIME Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders Of
IL the Merchants National Bank OF Portland,
for the choice Of Directors for the ensuing year,
and transaction of any other business which may
legally be presented, will be held at the Bank on
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 1888, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
CHAS. PAYSON, Cashier.
Dec 10 1897 decIOdtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22
Canal National Bank.

FJiHE Annual Meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Il Canal National Bank, OF Portland, for the
election of seven directors, and for the tranSac-
tiOn Of any other business that may legally come
before them, will be- held at their banking house
on TUESDAY, the tenth day Of January, 1888, at
dee9td GEO. G. PETERS, Cashier.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22

The friends Of Woman Suffrage in Wash
ington Territory do not yet sleep without one
eye open, although the experiment seems to
have worked satisfactorily in that Territory.
The enemies of the reform are very active
and very assiduous just now, as the Woman
Suffrage law comes up before this Legisla-
ture for re-enactment. But the Tacoma
Ledger says that ''as every voter in Wash
ington Territory knows the members of the
Legislature are all pledged by their party
platforms to uphold and support Woman
Suffrage"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22

The Liberal Unionist and Tory coalition
of England have suffered another loss. Sir
Thomas Cove, member for Wiltshire, has
gone over to the Gladstone camp, because he
cannot approve the action Of the government
in imprisoning political offenders after prom
Using to use the Coercion Bill only against
criminals. Though not man Of great influ-
enee, his detection win yet count, especially
as the saying Of the Marquis of HarcOurt
that ''the Liberals opposed to Mr. Gladstone
are party of no recruits and many desert
ers," is now passing from mouth to mouth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE COUNTRY NOT CRYING FOR 1T.
rCnrinOfield Union

THE COUNTRY NOT CRYING FOR IT.
[springheld Unon.l
There are no signs that the country is cry
ing for the passage of the Blair education
bill. The South is waking up to. It's educa-
tional needs, and if Republican ideas get 9
fair hold on the Southern States, llllteracS
will 60 as fast as 1t can.
HAsTY CRITICISM.
boston Adyertiserl
A woman writing to the New York World
criticises Mr. Blaine's alleged declaration
that tobacco is a necessity, and that its
growth should be encouraged by immunity
from taxation. This declaration" says the
writer, The never would have dared to make
il women were voters" The unknown crit
ic should read what Mr. Blaine really said
before losing her temper. He did not say
that tobacco was a necessity for her, nor in
innate that women ever used tobacco in any
form. What he did say was that tobacco
has become a necessity to millions of men,
and there are millions of men to-day to bear
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
DE PORTLAND.

VNHE Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
IL First National Bank Of Portland Will be held
at their Banking Rooms on TUESDAY, the tenth
day OF January next, at 1870 O'Clock a. H., for
the purpose Of electing seven Directors for the
ensuing year. and for the transacting Of any other
business that may legally come before them.
J. f. WENGREN, Cashier.
Portland Dec. o. 1887. dec1Odtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-22

ocean Insurance Company,

TIME stockholders Of the Ocean Insurance Com
IA pany are hereby notified TO meet at the Com
pany's office on Wednesday, the fourth day OF
January. 1888, at O'Clock p. m, for the follow
fst. 10 choose seven directors for the ensuing
year.
I'd. To vote upon the expediency OF closing the
concerns OF the Corporation and dividing the cap-
tai among the stockholders or OF making any 9TH
er change that the stockholders may see nc.
3D.. To transact any other business that may le-
gally come before them.
BY order Of the President and Directors.
deel4 CHAS. f. FLAGG, Sec'y.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-02
Evening Session.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The committees of both houses have re-
ported favorably upon the bill establishing
State Board of Charities and it should
be promptly passed into law. 1t would
save to the State not less than $500, 900
within the next two years; correct many
present abuses upon the States good inten-
tons to befriend and care for helpless little
ones fguard against improper diversion of
the States charities, and aid in so caring
for and providing actual homes for an
army OF INDECENT children and castaways,
as TO secure their nurture and training into
useful citizens of the State. Cannot the
Legislature rise to crying demands of the
case and pass the bill?
The Committee ON Elections in the Sen
ate has its report ready in the contested
election case of Ryland VS.. Conklin, and
will recommend that Conklin be unseated
and Ryand be given his place. There will
be a majority and minority report, four
favoring Ryland and three Conklin. The
repor,s will probably be submitted TO day.
In the attempt to unseat Senator Conklin,
partisan Democrats are driven to strange
straits for justifying reasons. For instance
they propose TO deduct as illegal one vote
from Conklin's majority, because cast by q
fully pardoned convict. That an absolute
PARDON restores lne person 10 every CIVIL
right lost (the right to vote included)
has been recognized for thousand years.
1t has never been held otherwise. II is the
custom of Governors to pardon deserving
convicts at the close of the term served, fer
the express purpose of restoration to citi-
zenship. Such has been the custom in this
State. 1t has been the further custom in
this State for more than 80 years to permit
pardoned prisoners to vote. 1t is to be said
to the credit of several Democratic men,
bers that they refuse to be controlled by
such partisan logic.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-02

The Supreme Court has decided that a
by contract must be made public
and the parties to it must live together be-
fore the world as man and wife, in order
to give validity to the agreement. 1t is
difficult to understand how the Court
could have held otherwise, for that is the
reasonable and plain conclusion any just
mind must reach When the notorious
Hill-Sharon case was first SO prominent
before the public, this Journal, in common
with many Others, expressed the opinion
that the admitted fact that the alleged
e" contract was not published to the world
by some act of publicity, as record, or
reading and exhibition in the presence of
several witnesses of both parties, was the
strongest point of the defense, and which,
for some strange reason, it did not push
vigorously. We then expressed the belief
that if they would make that point, and
rest upon it, they would be safe in the ap-
pellate Court, because to admit that there
can be secret marriage by contract, carries
with it the doctrine of secret divorce with
out intervention of Court Thus simple
destruction by agreement, Of the written
contract in case that was the basis of the
claim, would annul the marriage. That
would amount, therefore, to possible
licensed prostitution. For these reasons it
was urged upon the last Legislature that
it should clear the question by an Act re-
quiriug a public record to be made of mar
riage by contract.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-02
--
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

EAsTRRS-The New York retail liquor
dealers are boycotting the brewers. 49, The
printers of Milwaukee are on a strike.....-
The New York Academy of Music has been
sold Neil the Doodle Alderman, has
been taken to Sing Sing. Three additional
steel cruisers are to be built......The Texas
Pacific Railway held its annual cleo
ton of Directors yesterday. The Ma
tional Council of the National Union
League met at Washington -. Colonel La
mont, the Presidents Private Secretary, is
investigating the New York Custom house.
1.-THE laboratory of the Michigan Uni
versity was burned last night. There will
be no extra session oil Congress. IA des-
perate shooting affray occurred in the town
of Caranada, Kans., in which three men
were killed and three wounded.....Silver
in New York, 10l4.
FOREIGN Bismarck has not asked for
General Boulangers dismissal. 49,. The
troops at Silistria have revolted......T The
steamer Valparaiso was wrecked OIL Vlg' /,
Spain......It is reported that Russia has de-
termined to attack Austria. The Austrian
general staff has been recognized. ....Sll-
yer in London, 46 7-l6d.
PAcIF1c CoAsT.-A child was accident
ally shot near Alma. Bishop Blanchett
was buried at Vancouver. w. T., yesterday.
1.-THE search after the Napa murderer IS
sill kept up.....An unknown man was
run over by the Napa train and killed..
A family persisted in the snow so miles
from Fresno....A bank has been estab
lished at Selma, Fresno coUnty......John
Kirk fell from q horse at San Jose and
broke his neck ..... David Stukler attempted
10 murder his wife at Pendleton, Or.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-02

THE LAKE TAHOE TUNNEL.-The Carson
Tribune has the following concerning the
scheme to run tunnel at the most eligible
point southwest of Carson City through to
tap Lake Tahoe. The distance is four
miles, or about the same lenth as the Sutro
tunnel, and the outlet will be about 800
feet higher than Carson City The tunnel
will be nine feet in hight and width with
canal six feet in depth This will float
lumber, wood or anything in that line re-
auired, and excursion and freight boats can
be run through it by means of an endless
cable, the oGtcoming cars carrying the
empty ones in. Heavy streams of water
are very liable to be tapped by this tunnel
before reaching the lake itself. Anyhow
sufficient water can be tapped to furnish
valuable river for mechanical, milling and
other purposes. The plan is perfectly FEAST
BILE, whether il is carried out or not, and it
can furnish water enough to irrigate at
least $50 600 acres of land now worthless.
The company asking for the franchise con-
sists of Charles Forman, c. Derby, H. NJ.
Yerington, D. l.. Bliss, Seth Cook and John
Campbell. styled the Nevada and Lake
Tahoe Water and Manufacturing Com
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-02
gold and pearl bracelets, "snow Blockade, y

gold and pearl bracelets, Snow Blockade, y
by Miss Lulu Ahern.
Best original character by a gentleman
first, diamond and gold scarf pin, Los
Angeles Victim" c. H. Krebs.
Best group of not less than fiye-S25,
" Wizard Oil Concert Troupe"
Best group of not less than three-S15
" Caporal,' art group.
Best acting couple-$l0, Ruhstaller's
Beer Drinker and He who does Not A.
Alderman and g. Schroth.
Door prize-S25. No. 40.
The awards met with the approval of the
people generally. The door prize was
awarded by lot, and not claimed up to a
late hour. The masquerade, we have
said, was q success. and well managed.
That it lacked in original and costly
costumes, is probably attributable
to the fact that too much advertis-
ing is allowed in masquerades, and
too many indifferent costumes. If
the Turner'S, who know how TO
manage, will next year exclude all adver-
Using and all dominoes and give prizes
distinctly announced for originality of cos
tune, and the best of unrented ones" we
believe they will recall all those who once
made their masquerades notable for wit,
homemade designs and admirable concep-
ton of character. So long as any one can
rent costume for dollar or so and carry
OIL a prize, there is no Indictment to origin
allty or the labor of genius and skill.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-02
riage by contract

THE sickly sentimentality that was
made manifest in behalf Of Mrs Druse did
not save her neck from the gallows. She
was gibbetted, and properly, for most
brutal murder, followed by beastly and
horrible disposal of the body of her vic
tim. Ii was urged that she should not be
hanged, because to execute woman is re-
pugnant TO the chivalrie sense of men.
But, for all that, she was hanged; and
why should she not have suffered? If
woman commits crime-and especially
such crime-why should she be exempt
from the penalties? To absolve her from
expiration of the offense, such as is required
of men, would be to give her license to do
murder. Yet very large and altogether
respectable and influential class of people
labored long and diligently to rescue her
from merited punishment, so perverted are
the views they entertain of the duty of So
ciety to its members.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-02

JUST LIKE WoMAN-She came around
the corner the other evening with tears in
her eyes and shawl over her head tc tell
the patrolman that her husband had been
beating her again. "Well, you must go TO
the Police Court and get warrant he re-
piled. Yes, I'll go the first thing in the
morning. Don't you think | have good
grounds for divorce?" "Why, certainly
90 to some lawyer and tell him what a
loater and brute your husband is, and
you'll have no trouble" Did you say
loafer and brute ?" Yes, ma am. He
ought to be tarred and feathered and rode
on rail. Don't you say that, sir ~ she
holly exclaimed, and don't you dare call
my husband loafer and brute" But,
isn't he?' mo, sir. He's one of the
kindest and best husbands il Detroit, and
if you talk about him, FL have you up for
SANDER. The idea Don't you never dare
to speak to me again-never ,''-Detr6it Free
Press.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-02
ASSEMBLY.

The House met at 10 a. NJ, Speaker Jordan in
the chair.
The special order fpr the hour A. B. 2i3, au-
thorizing Boards of Supervisors to levy yearly
tax for the maintenance of public PARIS having
an area of over ten acres.
Lawrence moved 10 make it a special order
for Friday at , P NJ. Lost-ayes A. noes 56.
Briefly said he would think the vote just
taken would indicate to Mr.. Lawrence the tenn
per Of the House He said he hoped Mr.. Law
renee would not indulge in any boys play. that
he might restrain himself, refrain from follow
ing his natural bent of mind and try al least to
be semblance of legislator. Ii the young
gentleman who was sent here TO represent a
small corner of the wicked city that sits by the
Golden Gate had not the power to grasp the sit
uation, he would extend to him the advice CIV
en- by David to some of his people who had mad
hard luck in an adjoining Kingdom, larry We
in Jericho until thy beard be grown"
The bill was read second time, all amend
ments voted down, the Senate bill substituted,
ordered eilgroSsed and to a third reading.
Mathews of Iehama Introduced the following,
which was made special order for p. NJ:
Rssolued by the Assembly the Senate concur
ring, That the tweDty-seventh session adjourn
sine die ON saturday, March 5, 1857, at II N.
A. b. 12g. the Telegraph Hill or the Bill En-
glish relief bill, was next taken up from the
special-order file.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-02

does-until more modest and gifted sue
cessor shall take the place of the present
Legislature and express concurrence with
the truth that it is better 20 reform than
confirm the convict; that, in short, refor-
nation is one of the chief objects of pun
ishment.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-02
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